While Scott is trying to have fun with the situation, he certainly doesn’t want the grassroots movement to make a mockery of the selection process.

“I don’t want to have my name in the headlines for this reason," he told Fox Sports. "I definitely don’t want to be voted into the All-Star game, but it would be cool. I definitely don’t deserve it at this point, but you never know.”

The movement to vote Scott onto the All-Star roster appears to have been launched by Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo! on a podcast, and picked up momentum on Reddit. The hashtag #voteJohnScott has also gained in popularity on Twitter.

The NHL has history of unique All-Star candidacy. Last season, Latvians piled up votes for Buffalo Sabres center Zemgus Girgensons, making him the No. 1 vote-getter with 1.6 million votes.

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He took to Twitter this year to ask his countrymen to avoid a repeat performance.

In 2006-07, there was a fan campaign to get Vancouver Canucks defenseman Rory Fitzpatrick into the game, and it fell just short. He ended up placing third in the balloting for defense. Fitzpatrick never campaigned for the honor, but he said he appreciated the effort fans put in.

Scott is in the NHL for toughness, not his offensive skill. If he were selected to play in the Nashville game, Scott would then become involved in the new 3-on-3 All-Star format, which puts a heavy emphasis on skating, speed and puck-handling.

"I would just have to make the best of it,” Scott said about possibly playing in the game. “I’m going to have to pass it to my linemates and see where it goes from there.”

Still trying to have fun with it, Scott said many precincts have to be heard from before he starts worrying about playing.

“Florida is still counting their ballots,” he said. “I carry Michigan pretty strong. Obviously in the Western states — I’m strong there.”

Asked if he had a platform, Scott joked, “It’s pretty controversial. I don’t want to get into right now, but I will outline it in the next few days”